Tarquin
TS Member
Just to clarify, I never accused anyone of saying that they don't deserve compensation. I'd imagine the families are not overly thinking about their public image, instead I imagine they'll be supporting their loved ones and dealing with this anger, distress and lack of control that I discussed previously. For some, this resulted in lashing out at Merlin in the only way they knew how but I'm just repeating myself now so I'll stop. If people want to then judge a family whose son/daughter has been severely injured as 'money grabbing' that's up to them.nobody is saying dont deserve compo. But to come out that early in my opinion, is bad for image. People will see them as money grabbing. They will get compo, they will get to hurt merlin. Let it come after loved ones have got over the worse. Whats the rush.
I think as well, there's so many unanswered questions for the press to follow up that the 'well' of the story hasn't run dry yet. Like what are the injuries of the other passengers, what caused the crash, what are Alton Towers going to do next? Doesn't make it right that they continue with the story in the way they have been though.I think it's a combination of 2 things. Firstly, Alton Towers truly is a British institution and is very well known to everyone who resides here and most people will have visited at some point. It is also the theme park in Britain which is most famous worldwide. Secondly, any news is increasingly sent further and more quickly than ever before via social media etc more recently.